Girls' name · since 1979
Cera
1,410 babies named Cera in U.S. Social Security records since 1979, with the highest year being 1995. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #5,935 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #11,206 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,410
- born since 1979
- 1990s
- peak decade
Yes -- Cera is the #11206 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 1,410 recorded since 1979.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Cera has been recorded 1,410 times among girls since 1979, currently ranked #11206 nationally and more common than 35% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 1990s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1979 to 2025.
- #5,935 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #11,206 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 1,410 born since 1979
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Cera ranks #5,935 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #11,206 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 1,410 born since 1979, peaking in the 1990s.
- #5,935 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #11,206 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,410
- born since 1979
- 1990s
- peak decade
Cera's 1,410 recorded births place it above 91.79% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
8 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Cera compares
1,410 Top 27% higher than 73% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Cera's all-time total is 4x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Cera | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,410 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 98 | 21 | 19,840 |
Cera's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Cera's SSA record in two at 2003 and the more recent half accounts for 31% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 69%, consistent with a name more common in the past than in recent years. Its calmest year was 2019, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1995 peak of 98, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Cera popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1979–2025
- Peak year (1995)
- 98
- Annual births at peak, across 47 years of records
Cera by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (681 births, 48% of the file).
1990s was Cera's strongest decade.
681 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 48% of all-time use.
Cera births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 7
1970s
7 births
- 1980s 142
1980s
142 births
- 1990s
1990s
681 births
- 2000s
2000s
387 births
- 2010s 150
2010s
150 births
- 2020s 43
2020s
43 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 681 births (48% of all-time use).
How Cera compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Cera's total volume
Cera by state
Where Cera concentrates geographically, total births since 1979
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 123 | 8.7% |
| #2 | Texas | | 89 | 6.3% |
| #3 | Illinois | | 18 | 1.3% |
| #4 | Florida | | 16 | 1.1% |
| #5 | Michigan | | 11 | 0.8% |
| #6 | Georgia | | 7 | 0.5% |
| #7 | Pennsylvania | | 5 | 0.4% |
| #8 | Tennessee | | 5 | 0.4% |
123 of 1,410 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 8 reporting states.
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What to do with Cera's data
- Cera's decade-level peak was the 1990s (681 total births); usage has since declined to 43 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Ceras (123 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Cera: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1995)
Similar record span (~46 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1979–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Cera draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.